Las Vegas vs. Bakersfield

[Hector Mejia]

Hello,

A little background of me: 

Currently station in Hawaii and will be getting out in 5 months. I’m planning on buying my first house using my Va loan on either Las Vegas or Bakersfield. 

Anywho, I’ve read a couple books I bought from BP so I have little knowledge about how to start (somewhat). MY biggest concern is when it comes to understanding the market changes and how to analyze what city is best. I don’t know what to look up or what to type when it comes to understanding how each city is doing when it comes to RE and/or what to look for. If anyone could help me with what city you think would be a better investment and why? If you can also guide me on how I could understand more of the market trends, analysis, what to look for, etc. I would gladly appreciate it! 

[Gene Hacker]

Hi Hector, I would start here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/real-estate-market-anal...

That guide gives you a road map to dig into the data on both areas.  

Most people that will chime in to pick one area over another either are personally, emotionally, or finiancially tied to one of the two markets.  It dosn't mean what they push about thier market is wrong, but ultimately you should do your own data driven comparison.